Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid members
Topics:Health careMedicaid
Same legislation: SF 2076
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People living in nursing homes or certain care facilities for children and adults with disabilities can now keep $60 of their own money each month for personal needs instead of $50. If a resident has less than $60 in monthly income, the state may provide extra money to help them reach that amount if the funds are available.1
Read the official explanation
This bill increases the personal needs allowance under the Medicaid program which may be retained by a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, or a person who is a resident of a psychiatric medical institution for children from $50 to $60 per month. Additionally, under the bill, a resident who has income of less than $60 per month shall receive a supplement from the state in the amount necessary to receive a personal needs allowance of $60 per month, if funding is specifically appropriated for this purpose.
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